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Overweight teens are 80% more likely to suffer a stroke in adulthood
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 29 (ANI): Parents please take note! If your son becomes overweight during his teenage years then he is 80 percent more likely to have a stroke in adulthood, warns a study.
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US tops the chart in worldwide obesity
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], June 13 (ANI): A recent study shows that more than two billion adults and children across the globe are overweight or obese and suffer severe health problem because of their weight and the United States of America is leading in such cases.
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Obesity in childhood triples risk of depression in middle age
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Parents please take note! Children, who are overweight at the age of eight or 13 are three times more likely at risk of depression in middle age, warns a study.
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Overweight boys at high risk of colon cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): In an attempt to highlight the importance of children to be a healthy, a recent study suggests overweight boys, as compared to their slimmer friends, are at greater risk of colon (bowel) cancer.
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Gaining 1.74 kg/year can make women obese in late 40's
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study finds that women gaining 1.74 kg per year in early 20's can make them overweight or obese in 40s.
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Overweight postmenopausal women more at risk of breast cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Postmenopausal women need to care about their overall weight, as a study finds that a reduction in overall body fat, rather than abdominal fat, lowers the risk of breast cancer.
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Overweight diabetic patients have more severe abnormalities in brain struc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese people with early-stage type 2 diabetes have more severe abnormalities in brain structure and cognition than normal-weight people with type 2 diabetes, researchers suggest.
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Russian airline representatives justify policing of overweight female flig
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 26 (ANI): Representatives of the Russian airline Aeroflot have said that it is reasonable for the female flight attendants to face financial penalties if they are deemed overweight.
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Stay fit! Too skinny or overweight both ups risk of migraine
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 13 (ANI): One has to stay fit for a healthy living as a study finds, both obesity and being underweight are associated with an increased risk for migraine.
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif calls out party leader for being 'overweight'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 15 (ANI): While delivering his Holi address in Karachi, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke on a range of issues including protection of minorities in Pakistan, but the speech took an awkward turn when he brought PML(N) leader Khialdas Kohistani into the conversation a
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Obese patients less likely to die after heart operations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): Now, you don't have to lose weight before a heart operation, as a study reveals that healthy weight patients were almost twice as likely to die in hospital as compared to the obese or overweight.
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Don't consider your child as 'overweight'! It might lead to
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 14 (ANI): Do you see your child as 'overweight'? May be that is the reason for his/her gaining more weight over the period of time.
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